Sentences with phrase «issues the film presents»

Unfortunately, the efforts of this star powered cast are not enough to overshadow other issues the film presents.

Not exact matches

But in the film, presented by Labour MP Gloria De Piero, Johnson makes a point of praising Corbyn's leadership on the issue:

Despite the present pacing issues and sometimes generic storytelling, captain underpants is a great children's film along with quality entertainment for adults as well.

Wenders» film rarely addresses these issues head - on, opting instead to present its subject in a series of sympathetic dialogues and travelogues.

The «East Meets West» issue from 2004, which presented eleven essays comparing a single film from East Asia with an American film, is an early example of this attempt to be both comprehensive and expansive.

The complex ethical issues presented propel the script far above other superhero films too.

In addition, the inaugural Steve Friedman Award, meant to honor «a person or film that drives major public discourse on a topic or issue,» has been presented to Patty Jenkins» Wonder Woman, while the Elaine May Award, for a deserving person or film that brings awareness to women's issues, was presented to Lady Bird.

The IDA also presented the career achievement award on Saturday to Lourdes Portillo in recognition of Portillo's body of work which spans nearly 40 years and includes films about Latin American experiences and social justice issues.

THE DVD Paramount's DVD release of The Temp presents the film in a sharp 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer that suffers stray edge - enhancement issues.

The former remains pleasantly clean as it presents the film's slightly muted color palette without issue.

Several observers and participants in Australian film culture respond to Barrett's book and raise important issues relating to the past, present and future of local film culture.

As I mentioned in the last post, the festival this year is presenting a surprising number of films that deal with issues of sex and pornography — more so than ever before, according to one of the festival programmers.

Yet for all the film's interest in race and social issues, Changing Lanes demonstrates a level of respect for its audience rare and gratifying, with speeches untainted by proselytizing and themes presented with an even - handed regard for reality and logic.

The billionaire rival of Superman is presented as a Nabokov - quoting psychopath who does bad things because he's the villain of a superhero movie, not because the film actually establishes him as having a reason to beyond some vague daddy issues and a grudge against God.

The film presents some content issues for young viewers too.

Documentary Showcase Presented by 500 Walnut: Comprising the best in documentary filmmaking, these compelling films feature everything from stirring character studies to fascinating looks at current global issues.

Additionally, whereas the 2002 DVD presented the film in 1.78:1, Synapse have presented more information from 35 mm camera negative, so while the ratio is now 1.85:1, there's slightly more side information - an important issue for fans concerned the new transfer is slightly cropped.

Now STX films and Huayi Brothers Pictures and duo directors Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein present the newest motion picture to present such self - identity issues with the film I Feel Pretty.

Black Panther the film is truly a cultural milestone, presenting an Afro - centric viewpoint — while highlighting current world issues of race, class, broken families, and gender inequality.

Mulan is presented in 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen (the aspect ratio of this and other animated films created with Disney's CAPS system), a step up over its 1.85:1 non-anamorphic widescreen treatment as a Limited Issue / Gold Collection DVD.

While homosexuality or trans identity is presented as un-problematic, those issues are not always in the film's foreground.

That wouldn't be an issue if the film's 2000 DVD hadn't presented it in Dolby Digital 5.1 sound and if the film's 70 mm theatrical engagements hadn't presented it in six track stereo.

The pacing issues and plot holes we're used to seeing in other DC films are present here too.

Stray Dog is not one of those single - issue documentaries dealing with a big public social issue, but many of these issues come up naturally, and the film presents them in a way that leaves it up to the viewers to come to their own positions.

This present issue of FILM COMMENT is the twenty - fourth and last that I edit.

Tackling «vital issues such as fake news, the undermining of political protest, the battle between present and future superpowers, the future of democracy itself», the series is directed by William Oldroyd, making his TV debut after his independent film «Lady Macbeth» won five British Independent Film Awards and is in the running for two BAFTAs next week.

Tackling «vital issues such as fake news, the undermining of political protest, the battle between present and future superpowers, the future of democracy itself», the series is directed by William Oldroyd, making his TV debut after his independent film ``

On the evening of the screening, I will be present to introduce the film and to discuss Rooney's performance in «Breakfast at Tiffany's» in order to shed light on these issues in classic Hollywood cinema and to let the audience know that both institutions are opposed to such portrayals.

She is presented with sympathy, especially as the film delves into parental / domestic violence and the class issue which was entirely omitted from the news coverage of the time.

That would seem to be a telecine issue for which Warner can be faulted; otherwise Frantic is presented in terms that are entirely faithful to the film's original appearance, one that evokes a rainy, colorless European day.

Besides exposing the pros and cons of jury - based trials, «Runaway Jury» sets its sights on the relationship between firearms manufacturers and gun crime — but instead of setting forth the evidence from either side and allowing viewers to reach their own verdict on such complex issues, the film presents a highly prejudicial case, leading its audience to a conclusion that is disappointingly righteous.

It was one of the things we didn't have time to talk about on March 2, 2016 when we sat down to discuss his brilliant new film that respects its audience, and its scenario, enough to present its issues without an easy answer to an impossible situation.

Early word of mouth is that the film rounds out the «trilogy» that Spielberg began with Lincoln in 2012 and continued with Bridge of Spies in 2015 - movies that reflect on important moments in U.S. history and hold a mirror up to present - day political concerns and issues.

The first half of the film feels a bit more clunky and there are many instances where the dialogue is far too cliche and the issues presented too on - the - nose.

Director Francis Lawrence, who has been behind the camera since the second (and best) installment, «Catching Fire,» tones down the vibrant color palette of the Capitol and presents a visually muted film filled with as many gray tones as the moral issues it depicts.

We've been told that our film deals with the survivor issues directly and honestly, allowing viewers to relate emotionally to the fiction story being told while at the same time allowing them to intellectually objectify the familiar struggle being presented and to help them get distance and perspective on their own situation.

A U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Director was presented to: Maggie Betts, for her film Novitiate — In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.

That the film confronts these issues head - on, without the crutch of allegory, is rare in itself, but what makes Black Panther truly unique is that this «dystopian» present is juxtaposed with a (stunningly staged) utopian vision that is also wholly steeped in the black experience — in its history, iconography, and culture.

So far REMIX has presented the film OT: Our Town, which documented a Compton, California high school's production of the American stage classic, Our Town; and has hosted a conversation about hip - hop in education, and the ways it can be used as a tool in classrooms to address issues of literacy, race, and social justice.

In all these visually varied works - paintings, sculptures, film installation - Lavier's attitude is consistent in presenting issues on the forefront of contemporary art: the paradoxical relationships between painting and sculpture; art and nonart; high art and popular culture; and reality and simulation.

The film presents an illustrated look into the history of the Chinese characters and playfully engages with current Chinese social issues.

Installation first presented the work titled Tearing Shadows created by experimental film, video projection and installation artist Robert Seidel in Issue 09.

Thursday, September 14th, ISSUE presents an evening of screenings, talks, and discussion with storied film activist Jonas Mekas and writer and BOMB Magazine contributor Charity Coleman as a part of Brooklyn Book Festival.

He was a 2015 artist - in - residence at ISSUE Project Room and has presented solo and collaborative films, performance, and audio works at the Serpentine Gallery, London; the Whitney Museum, New York; Tramway, Glasgow; mumok, Vienna; Images Festival, Toronto; the Montreal Biennale; the Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts; and the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Montreal.

Supplementing the exhibitions Africa: The Art of a Continent and In / sight: African Photographers, 1940 to the Present, the series focused on contemporary African issues and their treatment in the medium of film.

NSU Art Museum presents the first solo, U.S. museum exhibition of London - based, Malawian artist Samson Kambalu featuring 12 of the artist's recent films, A conceptual artist, ethnomusicologist and author, Kambalu humorously challenges canonical ideas about the history of ideas, art and religion while exploring issues of identity and freedom of expression.

The film presents a series of mini-dramas, recalling past community events described in archived issues of Roundabout, and provides an insight into issues prevalent at the time, such as continuity of local life, community and togetherness.

From this exploration of a historical event, the first half of the exhibition presents film artists» interest in contemporary political and social issues.

Pierre Huyghe: Streamside Day is a 26 - minute film in which the artist explores the relationship between the past, the present and the future and uses this device to address issues associated with reality and fiction, and individual and collective identity.

Developed in response to a new generation of filmmakers who were producing works outside the studio system, the series presented independent and experimental films that reflected many of the key issues of the day, from the Vietnam War, drugs, and the Black Panthers, to homosexuality and the women's liberation movement.